Opinion page editor Rick Holmes and other writers blog about national politics and issues. Holmes & Co. is a Blog for Independent Minds, a place for a free-flowing discussion of policy, news and opinion. This blog is the online cousin of the Opinion
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Opinion page editor Rick Holmes and other writers blog about national politics and issues. Holmes & Co. is a Blog for Independent Minds, a place for a free-flowing discussion of policy, news and opinion. This blog is the online cousin of the Opinion section of the MetroWest Daily News in Framingham, Mass. As such, our focus starts there and spreads to include Massachusetts, the nation and the world. Since successful blogs create communities of readers and writers, we hope the \x34& Co.\x34 will also come to include you.

What did Obama expect? Americans love their guns and love their freedom, and they don’t like it when a president panders by trying to use dead kids as lobbying tools. What has Obama accomplished? More guns are now on the street than ever before, and I, like many other Americans, am on an endless waiting list for 10 mm ammo. As a lawyer for many firearms manufacturers, I say, thank you Mr. President.